According to the ruling in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, why was segregation acceptable?
(1 point)
Responses
Segregation was legal because African Americans were not citizens.
Segregation was legal because African Americans were not citizens.
Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
Segregation was acceptable in private facilities only.
Segregation was acceptable in private facilities only.
Segregation was acceptable on a state by state basis.
Segregation was legal as long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
“When Andrew Johnson took upon himself the duties of his high office he swore to obey the Constitution and take care that the laws be faithfully executed. That, indeed, is and has always been the chief duty of the President of the United States. The duties of legislation and adjudicating [making a judgment on] the laws of his country fall in no way to his lot. To obey the commands of sovereign power of the nation, and to see that others should obey them, was his whole duty—a duty which he could not escape, and any attempt to do so would be in direct violation of his official oath…”
—Thaddeus Stevens, Closing Remarks in the Impeachment Trial of Andrew Johnson, 1868
Question
Use the quotation to answer the following question:
According to the quotation, why does Stevens believe that Johnson should be removed from office?
(4 points)